Clipping apparatus for attaching cords to walls

Abstract

A clipping apparatus for preventing tripping hazards caused by cords and simplifying installation of decorative lights having a tension clip. The tension clip is substantially U-shaped having an elongated member having two downwardly extending arms, each arm having a base. Each base has a small, V-shaped recessed channel through which a cord or strand of lights extends. A fully adjustable slide and click mechanism lengthens or shortens the elongated member of the tension clip. A pair of outwardly angled and extending fasteners define a simple clip mechanism attached to the elongated member and or one or both of the two arms for use in suspending the cord from tension clips installed upside down.

1. A clipping apparatus for preventing tripping hazards caused by cords and simplifying installation of decorative lights, comprising:
 a tension clip substantially U-shaped having an elongated member having two downwardly extending arms, each arm having a base, each base having a small, V-shaped recessed channel through which a strand of lights extends; 
 a fully adjustable slide and click mechanism for lengthening or shortening the elongated member of the tension clip to enable the user to lengthen or shorten the tension clip; and 
 a pair of outwardly angled and extending fasteners defining a simple clip mechanism attached to the elongated member and or one or both of the two arms for use in suspending the strand of lights from tension clips installed upside down. 
 
   
   
     2. A clipping apparatus for preventing tripping hazards caused by cords and simplifying installation of decorative lights, comprising:
 a tension clip substantially U-shaped having an elongated member having two downwardly extending arms, each arm having a base, each base having a small, V-shaped recessed channel through which a strand of lights extends. 
 
   
   
     3. The clipping apparatus of  claim 2 , further comprising a fully adjustable slide and click mechanism for lengthening or shortening the elongated member of the tension clip to enable the user to lengthen or shorten the tension clip. 
   
   
     4. The clipping apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a pair of outwardly angled and extending fasteners defining a simple clip mechanism attached to the elongated member and or one or both of the two arms for use in suspending the strand of lights from tension clips installed upside down. 
   
   
     5. A method of securing cords on a designated surface, using a clipping apparatus, having a tension clip, the tension clip having an elongated member and two arms, each arm having a recessed channel, the steps comprising:
 stringing the cord onto the designated surface at approximately five to ten inch intervals by grasping the tension clip in one hand, and holding a section of cord against the designated surface with the other hand and hooking the tension clip onto the designated surface; and 
 passing the cords through one of the recessed channels integrated into one arm of the tension clip, making sure the elongated member of the tension clip lies flat against the designated surface, while the arms of the tension clip snugly grasp either side of the designated surface.